Reo Hatate was announced as a Celtic player on December 31st 2021. The midfielder signed alongside fellow countrymen Daizen Maeda and Yosuke Ideguchi – signing a 4 and a half year deal.

Reo put on a man of the match display against Hibernian on his debut and his second game would see the Japanese star score a spectacular strike against Hearts at Tynecastle.

The midfielder was brought in specifically by Ange Postecoglou who was and admirer of Reo during the manager’s time in the J-League.